Where to buy a house if you want a seat on the commute. It’s an enduring mystery — how do you find space to sit down on a rush-hour service to London? Hugh Graham at The Sunday Times solves the commuter conundrum. Bobby Hall at The Buying Solution comments. Read Hugh Graham’s full article on TheTimes.co.uk: Where…

The new, unexpected commuter hotspots. People who work in London are buying in York. David Prosser reports on the latest trend in the quest for affordable homes… For commuters looking for a family home within easy reach of their workplace, choosing where to live is difficult. On the one hand, no one wants a long…

Superfast broadband arrives in the Cotswolds. Just in case you’re ever parachuted into a dinner party in the Cotswolds — placed between Kate, Damien and the bloke from Blur who does the cheese — and you’re worried about how to chip in to the conversation, here is some advice. Forget the merry quip about Jeremy…

The name game. New labels for regenerated neighbourhoods are popping up as fast as the cranes creating them. But will anyone actually admit to living in Elephant Park? Remember when Midtown was a district of Manhattan? Now it’s a London marketing term: in 2010, local businesses rebranded the area encompassing Bloomsbury and Holborn by referencing…

20 top house hotspots in Britain. With tech start-ups, waterfront developments and gentrification transforming towns and cities, these areas are on the up… Read the full article for Claire Owen‘s insight on why Bath makes the list: 20 top house hotspots in Britain | The Times

Welcome to the millionaire zones. Are you a millionaire yet? Give it another 14 years. As house prices continue to rise, the number of UK homes worth £1 million or more is expected to more than triple by 2030, according to a report by Santander Mortgages, making one in four London homeowners into property millionaires.…

There’s no better time to buy a wreck. Some people actively seek out a restoration project. For Tony and Jane Garrett, one was more or less thrust upon them. The couple were upsizing to accommodate a growing family but were struggling to find a house they really liked. Then their teenage daughter spotted an advertisement…